Crush School: Every Student's Guide To Killing It In The Classroom (And Teachers Dig It Too)
Language: English
Published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform, 2016
Series: Book 1 of 3 - Crush School
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YOU CAN LEARN ANYTHING.But. You need to know how to learn. This book will show you how."Crush School" is a guide to learning. In the book, Oskar uses humor, classroom examples, and life situations to explain how to help students become mindful learners. He uses brain science to explain why certain strategies work and others do not. "Crush School" feels as though the author is talking to you. Each chapter is short and straight to the point.The book is not designed to be read from beginning to end. It is best used by skipping around to the strategies you need right now. You don't have to suffer through 200 pages of Blah before you get to the useful stuff, because this book is full of it.Who is "Crush School" for?TEACHERS: Use the book to teach the way mind wants to learn. Teach metacognition and learning strategies that help with understanding and memory. Great for AVID, Learning How To Learn/Study Skills courses, or in a core subject classroom.PARENTS: Help your children become mindful, efficient, and effective students. Give them a tool that empowers them with the know how of to succeed in school.SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS: Equip your teachers with a resource that helps their students gain success skills needed in school and beyond.STUDENTS: Don't just study hard. Learn how to study smart. Figure out why some things you're doing don't work and what to do instead.unlike anything out there. Seriously, the author googled it! While "Crush School" can be used by teachers, it was written for students specifically. It contains teen life, school jokes and humor, but most importantly the strategies to use at school and home to become an awesome student."Crush School" is not a book. Well, it is. And it isn't. It's more of a GUIDE TO LEARNING ANY SUBJECT. The book is not designed to be read from beginning to end. You can, and it will be helpful, but it's better used by skipping around to the strategies you can use right away. You don't have to suffer through 200 pages of Blah before you get to the useful stuff, because this book is full of it."Crush School" talks about how your brain learns best and gives you the strategies to do it. You know how some teachers tell you to do something or study something, but never explain why you need to know this stuff? Some even get all mad when you ask why. The author of "Crush School" doesn't stop at telling you WHAT TO DO. He explains WHY IT WORKS."Crush School" is a game changer for students. USE IT AT YOUR OWN RISK. …
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- Title
- Crush School: Every Student's Guide To Killing It In The Classroom (And Teachers Dig It Too)
- Author
- Oskar Cymerman
- Publisher
- Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
- Publication year
- 2016
- Condition
- Good
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1537355953
- ISBN 13
- 9781537355955
- Series
- Book 1 of 3: Crush School
You can learn anything.
But first, you need to learn how to learn.
Most students are told to study harder, pay attention, take better notes, read the chapter, prepare for the test, and “just try your best.” The problem is that most students are rarely taught how learning actually works.
So school becomes a guessing game.
Crush School changes that.
Written with humor, classroom examples, brain science, and a voice students can actually handle, Crush School is a practical guide to becoming a better learner in any subject. It helps students understand how their brains learn, why some study habits work, why others waste time, and how to build strategies they can use right away.
This is not a boring textbook about school. It is a guide students can actually use.
Inside, students will learn how to:
- Understand how the brain learns and remembers
- Stop wasting time on study habits that do not work
- Build better focus in a world full of distractions
- Use sleep, habits, and practice to improve learning
- Preview, summarize, recall, and review more effectively
- Space out studying instead of cramming at the last second
- Take better notes and actually use them
- Test themselves before the real test does it for them
- Teach what they know to make learning stick
- Reflect, adjust, and become more mindful learners
- Handle failure without giving up
- Prepare for tests with more confidence and less panic
Each chapter is short, direct, and easy to use. Students do not have to read the book from beginning to end. They can jump to the strategy they need, use it, and come back when they need another one.
That makes Crush School useful for:
Students who want to stop just “studying harder” and start learning smarter
Teachers who want a student-friendly resource for study skills, AVID, advisory, learning strategies, metacognition, or core subject support
Parents who want to help their children build real school success skills without another lecture about “trying harder”
School leaders who want a practical resource that helps students develop learning habits they can use in school and beyond
Crush School explains not only what to do, but why it works. Better students are not born. They are built through better habits, better strategies, and a better understanding of how learning works.
Learn smarter. Remember more. Crush school.
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About the Author
For the past 14 years, he has been a Science and Engineering Teacher in several Chicago and Twin Cities Middle Schools and High Schools.In addition to teaching, Oskar writes, blogs, creates infographics, appears as a commentator on educational podcasts, and owns an educational products and consulting business Focus 2 Achieve. Follow him on Twitter @focus2achieve
Oskar lives with his wife Kasia and son Adam in Minneapolis, MN and for the past 8 years has been teaching Chemistry, Physical Science, and Principles of Engineering at Woodbury High School in Woodbury, Minnesota.
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